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Previous|1|Next Lot #3 Letter by the Georgia minister who pioneered organization of religious services for Southern slaves, and wrote the first Catechism for the Negro Race Heading(African American, 1847)AuthorJones, C.C.HeadlineLetter by white Minister called "Apostle to the Slaves"Date PublishedApril 30, 1847 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$441.75StatusSold Lot #11 The Breeds of Live Stock, and the Principles of Heredity Heading(Agriculture)AuthorSanders, J.H.HeadlineReference text on breeding Livestock, 1887PublisherJ.H. Sanders Publishing CompanyDate Published1887 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #12 The Wonders of Alaska Heading(Alaska)AuthorBadlam, AlexanderHeadlineThe Wonders of Alaska /w illustrations & mapsPublisherThe Bancroft CompanyDate Published1890 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #17 Mineral Resources of Northern Mexico Heading(Arizona)AuthorChipman, C. and A.J. HennionHeadlineEarly promo booklet for Arizona, 1868PublisherBaker & Godwin, PrintersDate Published1867 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$441.75StatusSold Lot #20 Arizona and Sonora: The Geography, History, and Resources of the Silver Region of North America Heading(Arizona)AuthorMowry, SylvesterHeadlineMowry's Arizona and Sonora, inscribed 1864PublisherHarper & Brothers, PublishersDate Published1864 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #22 First Report of a Geological Reconnaissance of the Northern Counties of Arkansas, Made During the Years 1857 and 1858. Heading(Arkansas)AuthorOwen, David DaleHeadline1857-1858 Arkansas Geological ReconnaissancePublisherJohnson & Yerkes, State PrintersDate Published1858 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #24 Post-WWII hearings before the U. S. Senate Special Committee on Atomic Energy Heading(Atomic Bomb)Headline1st congressional hearings on the Atom Bomb after HiroshimaDate PublishedNovember 1945-April 1946 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #33 A Discourse Delivered Before the Society for the Propagating the Gospel Among the Indians and Others in North America. November 4, 1830. AuthorBradford, AldenHeadlineDebate on missionary work w/ Native AmericansPublisherPress of John PutnamDate Published1830 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #35 Geological Survey of California. Botany AuthorBrewer, W.H., Sereno Watson & Asa GrayHeadlineGeological Survey of California. BotanyPublisherWelch, Bigelow & Co.; John WilsonDate Published1876, 1880 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #82 Advertising flyer for a governor for steam engines being sold in San Francisco a decade into the Gold Rush Heading(California - Steam Engines)HeadlineSteam engines in gold rush CaliforniaDate Published[c.1860] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$201.90StatusSold Lot #99 Catechism of Christian Doctrine Prepared and Enjoyed by the Order of the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore. Translated into Flat-Head by a Father of the Society of Jesus. Author[Canestrelli, Philip]HeadlineChristian doctrine in the Flathead languagePublisherWoodstock CollegeDate Published1891 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225.30StatusSold Lot #119 Echoes from Peak and Plain; or, Tales of Life, War, Travel and Colorado Methodism. Heading(Colorado)AuthorBeardsley, Isaac H.HeadlineTennessee & Colorado during & after Civil WarPublisherCurts & Jennings; Eaton & MainsDate Published1898 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #125 A Frontier Army Surgeon: An Authentic Description of Colorado in the Eighties. Heading(Colorado)AuthorByrne, Bernard J.HeadlineDescription of Colorado in the 1880s, 1/130Publisher[Allen Printing]Date Published[1935] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #129 Forest Culture and Eucalyptus Trees AuthorCooper, EllwoodHeadlineCooper's Forest Culture, 1876, inscribedPublisherCubery & Company, Steam Book and Ornamental Job PrintersDate Published1876 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$588StatusSold Lot #140 Two Volunteer Missionaries Among the Dakotas Or the Story of the Labors of Samuel W. and Gideon H. Pond Heading(Dakota Territory)AuthorPond, S.W.HeadlineTwo missionaries in the Dakota TerritoryPublisherCongregational Sunday-School and Publishing SocietyDate Published1893 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #159 California: A History of Upper and Lower California from their First Discovery to the Present Time, Comprising an Account of the Climate, Soil, Natural Productions, Agriculture, Commerce, &c... AuthorForbes, AlexanderHeadlineHistory of Upper & Lower California by ForbesPublisherSmith, Elder and Co.Date Published1839 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$383.25StatusSold Lot #164 Mission Scientifique au Mexique et dans L'Amerique Centrale... Geologie. Description des Anciennes Possessions Mexicaines du Nord... (wrapper title) AuthorGuillemin-Tarayre, EdmondHeadlineMining & geology of California, 1871, w/ mapsPublisherImprimerie NationaleDate Published1871 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,173StatusSold Lot #173 Eshcol AuthorHumphrey, S.J.HeadlineAmerican Evangelical account from the 1890sPublisherFleming H. Revell CompanyDate Published[1893] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #183 Only One Man Died: The Medical Aspects of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Heading(Lewis & Clark Expedition)AuthorChuinard, Eldon G.HeadlineMedical Aspects of Lewis & Clark ExpeditionPublisherArthur H. Clark CompanyDate Published1979 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #188 Supplementary and Final Report of a Geological Reconnoissance of the State of Louisiana, Made Under the Auspices of the New Orleans Academy of Sciences, and of the Bureau of Immigration of the State of Louisiana, in May and June, 1869. Heading(Louisiana)AuthorHilgard, Eug. W.HeadlineGeological report on Louisiana, 1873PublisherPicayune Steam Job PrintDate Published1873 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$266.25StatusSold Lot #201 Catecismo para uso de los Parrocos, hecho por el IV Concilio Provincial Mexicano, Celebrado año de M.DCC.LXXI Heading(Mexico)HeadlineCatechism for Mexican parish priests, 1772PublisherJosef de JaureguiDate Published1772 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$324.75StatusSold Lot #221 From Palmyra, New York, 1830, to Independence, Missouri, 1894. Heading(Mormonism)AuthorEtzenhouser, R.HeadlineHistory of the early Mormon Church, 1894PublisherEnsign Publishing HouseDate Published1894 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #225 The Shorter Catechism with Proof Texts Heading(Native American)AuthorChamberlin, Rev. A.N. [Compiler, translator]HeadlineCherokee Language CatechismsDate Published1892 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #236 New Mexico. Its Resources, Climate, Geography, Geology, History, Statistics, Present Condition and Future Prospects Heading(New Mexico)AuthorFrost, Max, editorHeadlinePromotional work on New Mexico, 1894PublisherNew Mexican Printing CompanyDate Published1894 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #242 Early and Later History of Petroleum with Authentic Facts in Regard to Its Development in Western Pennsylvania Heading(Oil)AuthorHenry, J.T.HeadlineHistory of Petroleum w/ 27 woodburytypes, 1873Publisher[J.T. Henry]Date Published[1873] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$500.25StatusSold Lot #250 Discourse on Congregationalism and the Expedience of Forming a Congregational Church in the City of St. Louis, Delivered January 11th, 1852, in the Third Presbyterian Church... AuthorPost, T.M.HeadlineFirst Congregationalist Church in St. LouisPublisherPrinted at the Intelligencer OfficeDate Published1852 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #263 Humbugs of New-York: Being a Remonstrance Against Popular Delusion; Whether in Science, Philosophy, or Religion AuthorReese, David MeredithHeadlineHumbugs of New-York 1838PublisherJohn S. TaylorDate Published1838 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #268 In the Ojibway Country: A Story of Early Missions on the Minnesota Frontier AuthorSchell, James PeeryHeadlineMissionary stories 'In The Ojibay Country'PublisherChas. H. LeeDate Published1911 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$190.20StatusSold Lot #270 California and its Resources: A Work for the Merchant, the Capitalist, and the Emigrant AuthorSeyd, ErnestHeadlineErnest Seyd California and its Resources 1858PublisherTrübner & Co.Date Published1858 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$383.25StatusSold Lot #274 1890. Facts About South Dakota: An Official Encyclopedia Containing Useful Information in Handy Form for Settlers, Homeseekers and Investors, in Regard to Soil, Climate, Productions... Heading(South Dakota)AuthorHagerty, F.H.HeadlinePromotional booklet on South Dakota, 1890PublisherAberdeen News CompanyDate Published1890 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$324.75StatusSold Lot #279 Discourses on the Nature of Faith and Kindred Subjects... AuthorStarr, William H.Headline1857 Memoir with various essays on religionPublisherD.B. Cook & Co.Date Published1857 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #283 WITHDRAWN - Letter on the Iowa-Minnesota Boundary Survey AuthorTalcott, AndrewHeadlineWITHDRAWN - Map-maker later arrested as Confederate spyDate PublishedNovember 11, 1852 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #298 Descriptive Catalogue of Fluid and Solid Extracts in Vacuo, also Concentrations and Officinal Pills...with Formulas and Receipts. AuthorThayer, Henry and CompanyHeadline1872 Henry Thayer & Co. pharmacy catalogPublisherHenry Thayer & Co.Date Published1872 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #302 Memorial of the Members of the Legislative Council of the Provisional Government of Deseret, Praying for Admission into the Union as a State, or for a Territorial Government Heading(Utah)HeadlineConstitution for Mormon State of Deseret, 1849Date Published1849 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #310 The Metallic Wealth of The United States AuthorWhitney, Josiah DwightHeadlineThe Metallic Wealth of The United States 1854PublisherLippincott, Grambo & Co.Date Published1854 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #314 Three Manuscript Translations of Christian Songs into the Wyandotte Language Heading(Wyandotte Nation)AuthorConnelley, William E., translatorHeadlineHymns In Native American Wyandotte LanguagePublisherNo publisherDate Published[ca. 1890] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$354StatusSold Lot #325 The Last of the Arctic Voyages; Being a Narrative of the Expedition in H.M.S. Assistance, Under the Command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., in Search of Sir John Franklin... AuthorBelcher, EdwardHeadlineBelcher's Last of the Arctic Voyages w/ mapsPublisherLovell ReeveDate Published1855 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,992StatusSold Lot #326 Six Volumes of The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of The Progress of Discovery in Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, Natural History, Practical Mechanics, Geography, Statistics, and the Fine and Useful Arts AuthorBrewster, David and Robert Jameson, editorsHeadlineEdinburgh Philosophical Journal, 1829-1831PublisherPrinted for Adam Black; Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & GreenDate Published1829-1831 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$295.50StatusSold Lot #327 Geology and Mineralogy Considered with Reference to Natural Theology AuthorBuckland, WilliamHeadlineBuckland's Geology and Theology, 1st EditionPublisherWilliam PickeringDate Published1836 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$588StatusSold Lot #334 Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales, with an Introductory Compendium of the General Principles of That Science, and Comparative views of the Structure of Foreign Countries, Illustrated by a Coloured Map and Sections. &c. AuthorConybeare, W.D.; William PhillipsHeadlineThe Geology of England and WalesPublisherPrinted and published by William PhillipsDate Published1822 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$178.50StatusSold Lot #337 Report on the Geology of Cornwall, Devon, and West Somerset. AuthorDe la Beche, Henry T.HeadlineDe la Beche's Report on the Geology, 1839PublisherLongman, Orme, Brown, Green, and LongmansDate Published1839 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$266.25StatusSold Lot #349 Elements of Geology AuthorLyell, CharlesHeadlineLyell's Elements of Geology 1st Edition, 1838PublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1838 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$383.25StatusSold Lot #350 The Principles of Geology: Being an Inquiry How Far the Former Changes of the Earth's Surface are Referable to Causes Now in Operation AuthorLyell, CharlesHeadlinePrinciples of Geology 1834 Charles Lyell 4 volPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1834 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$939StatusSold Lot #351 Life Letters and Journals of Sir Charles Lyell, Bart. Author of 'Principles of Geology' &c. Edited by His Sister-in-Law, Mrs. Lyell. AuthorLyell, Katherine M.HeadlineLife and Letters of Charles Lyell, 1881PublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1881 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225.30StatusSold Lot #352 Siluria. The History of the Oldest Fossiliferous Rocks and Their Foundations; with a Brief Sketch of the Distribution of Gold Over the Earth. AuthorMurchison, Roderick ImpeyHeadlineMurchison's Siluria, inscribed w/ signed notePublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1859 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$558.75StatusSold Lot #353 Eight Volumes of The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of The Progress of Discovery in Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, Natural History, Practical Mechanics, Geography, Statistics, and the Fine and Useful Arts Heading(Natural History)AuthorBrewster, David and Robert Jameson, editorsHeadlineEight Vol. of Natural Philosophy, Herschel to HumboldtPublisherArchibald Constable and CompanyDate Published1819-1823 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$354StatusSold Lot #354 Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society, 1808-1837 Bound in Seven Volumes Heading(Natural History)HeadlineWernerian Society Natural History PapersPublisherAdam and Charles BlackDate Published1811-1838 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$471StatusSold Lot #355 Elephant-Hunting in East Equatorial Africa. Being an Account of Three Years' Ivory Hunting Under Mount Kenia and Among the Ndorobo Savages of the Lorogi Mountains, Including a Trip to the North End of Lake Rudolph. AuthorNeumann, Arthur H.HeadlineNeumann's Equatorial Africa w/ butterfly platePublisherRowland WardDate Published1898 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$588StatusSold Lot #357 Letter from future scientist of the Perry Expedition Heading(Perry Expedition)AuthorMorrow, Dr. JamesHeadlineEarly letter from scientist on Perry expedition to JapanDate PublishedJune 27, 1845 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #425 Outline of the Geology of the Globe 1853 - Hand-Colored Lithograph Heading(Geology)Author[Hitchcock, Edward]HeadlineGeological Map of the World - 1853PublisherW.G. Sharpe's LithoDate Published1853 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #426 WITHDRAWN - Au Lacorhamphus Caeruleocularis - plate from A Monograph of the Ramphastidae, or Family of Toucans AuthorGould, JohnHeadlineWITHDRAWN - John Gould hand-colored toucan lithographDate Published[1833-35] View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next